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thermocoagulation
[ thur-moh-koh-ag-yuh-ley-shuhn ]
/ ˌθɜr moʊ koʊˌæg yəˈleɪ ʃən /
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noun Surgery.
the coagulation of tissue by heat-producing high-frequency electric currents, used therapeutically to remove small growths or to create specific lesions in the brain.
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Origin of thermocoagulation
1920–25; thermo- + coagulation
Words nearby thermocoagulation
thermobarograph, thermobarometer, thermochemistry, thermochromism, thermocline, thermocoagulation, thermocouple, thermocurrent, thermodiffusion, thermoduric, thermodynam.
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